All powers herein granted to and vested in the City of Alhambra shall, except as otherwise provided, be exercised by a council to be designated the Alhambra City Council. Said council shall be the governing body of the city, and, subject to the express limitations of this Charter shall be vested with all powers of legislation in municipal affairs, adequate to a complete system of local government consistent with the Constitution of the state, which power shall be exercised by ordinance, except when otherwise provided by law.
Editor's note: This section was amended by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 24, which was approved by the voters of the city at an election held June 6, 1961.